occulted

verb

Definition of occultednext
past tense of occult
as in concealed
to keep secret or shut off from view occulted their house from prying eyes by planting large trees around it the actor's private life had long been occulted by a contrived public persona

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  1. concealed
  2. obscured
  3. suppressed
  4. covered
Verb
  • The dark patterns somehow concealed these in-game purchases from gamers.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Surveillance images from the shooting show the man wearing a hooded jacket and a mask that concealed most of his face -- a look that would not have attracted attention on a chilly morning.
    MICHAEL BALSAMO AND MICHAEL R. SISAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of concealed
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  • In both, his face is partially obscured by a blue mask.
    Cedar Attanasio and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The manhunt has thus far relied on just a few grainy images of a man whose face is largely obscured by a mask and hoodie.
    Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of obscured
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  • But as Daniel Goleman writes in his book Social Intelligence, in a society that puts too much emphasis on individualism, the power of the social brain often gets suppressed and overlooked.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But Google's study, published in Nature, showed that for the first time, errors can be suppressed exponentially as a quantum computer increases in size – a breakthrough that has been pursued in the field for more than 30 years.
    Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of suppressed
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  • The new pricing for these doses will be 50% cheaper than the other GLP-1 drugs in the market, although the reduced pricing won’t apply to the doses covered by insurance.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • He was also known for possessing a cannon of a right arm, which accounted for 123 assists from the corner outfield (and for two scoreless appearances, a decade apart, that covered 5 2/3 innings on the mound).
    Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
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